Aceh Besar Regency

Great Aceh Regency

*Kabupaten Aceh Besar*
Great Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Besar
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
• Acehnese	اچيه بسر
	From top left : Cut Nyak Dhien house, Indrapuri Old Mosque, Lhok Me Beach, Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Seulawah Agam, Lhok Mata Ie beach
	Seal
	Motto(s): Putöh Ngon Meupakat, Kuwat Ngön Meuseuraya; (Break Up by Consensus, Strong Together)
	Location within Aceh
	Great Aceh Regency Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Great Aceh Regency Great Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra) Great Aceh Regency Great Aceh Regency (Sumatra) Great Aceh Regency Great Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 5°22′N 95°32′E / 5.367°N 95.533°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Jantho
Government
• Regent	Muhammad Iswanto
• Vice Regent	Vacant
Area
• Total	2,969.00 km2 (1,146.34 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	435,298
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 651
Website	acehbesarkab.go.id

Great Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Besar) is a regency of the Indonesian province of Aceh. The regency covers an area of 2,903.49 square kilometres and had a population of 351,418 at the 2010 Census,^[3] 391,870 at the 2015 census and 405,535 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 435,298 (comprising 208,110 males and 217,180 females).^[1] The Regency is located at the northwest tip of Sumatra island and surrounds the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, many suburbs of which lie within the Regency. It also includes a number of islands off the northern tip of Sumatra, which comprise Pulo Aceh District within the regency. The seat of the Regency government is the town of Jantho.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Besar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1106)
^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Aceh Besar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1106)
^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ Discussion Paper on Enhancing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters: Lives of Children and Youth in Aceh. United Nations Publications. p. 31.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Besar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1106)

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2023-2] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Aceh Besar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1106)

[Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-3] Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-4] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

[5] Discussion Paper on Enhancing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters: Lives of Children and Youth in Aceh. United Nations Publications. p. 31.^{[permanent dead link]}

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